Chapter 93: Unspoken Secrets

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  Two people brushed past each other, the women slightly yielded to the side of the road, Xie Chuanzhong accompanied Shen Qianhu and others walking in front, without speaking, only respectfully bowed his hands to Burned Biscuit Girl, and made a junior courtesy.

  The pancake girl didn't look at him, a faint smile still lingering on her face, her slender figure walking by, those autumn-water-like eyes intertwining with Xia Chong's line of sight.

  The girl in the dark fox fur coat, Zhaojun's warm hat covered her forehead, her feet wore deerskin boots, her eyebrows were fine and long, her eyes were as charming as a fox, like an immortal. When they passed each other shoulder to shoulder, her red lips imperceptibly rose slightly, snowflakes fluttered between the two of them...

  Xia Yu smiled faintly and didn't say a word, the two had silently crossed paths.

  The pancake girl was secretly shocked in her heart, she saw a hint of ridicule and understanding in Xia Jie's eyes when they passed each other: "Indeed, he is the man who poses the greatest threat to himself, what did he discover? What did he see through?"

  Xia Liu was also thinking anxiously: "I came from Jinan, she also came from Jinan, I appeared in the Xie family's courtyard, she also appeared in the Xie family's courtyard, is this a coincidence, or... does what she did have something to do with what I did?"

  "Who is that girl?"

  The one asking the question was Shen Qianhu, a beautiful woman who would catch any man's attention.

  "Oh, that's an elder from Xie's clan."

  Xie Chuanzhong's face slightly revealed a proud expression: "Xie Mou is a descendant of the Chen Guo Xie family, that young girl may be young, but she is a child of my Xie family's Yu character generation. According to our Xie family genealogy, Wan Shi Cheng Yu Lu, Chuan Li Yi Shou De, she is of the Yu character generation, I am of the Chuan character generation, she and Xie Mou's grandfather are of the same generation."

  Shen Qianhu was initially startled, then became solemn and respectful: "So, Mr. Xie is actually from the Chen Guang Xie family? Forgive me, forgive me."

  Xie Chuanzhong cupped his hands in gratitude: "Don't mention it, don't mention it, Lord Shen is too kind, haha..."

  "How did they two end up here..."

  Nan Fei Fei caught up with Shaobing Girl, slightly revealing a flustered expression.

  The pancake girl didn't say a word, only softly saying: "Aren't they from Xuzhou's leather goods store coming to Beijing to collect debts?"

  "How is that possible? Would Xie Lao Cai owe money to such a small store? Even if he did, would he treat them like honored guests?"

  The pancake girl sneered: "That is to say, they have another identity that cannot be seen by people?"

  Before Nan Fei could respond, the pancake girl casually asked Huang: "What about those guests who just left?"

  "Huang's wife smiled and said: 'Who knows? The old master's business friends, Sun's daughter-in-law never asks about.'"

  The girl's eyes sparkled as she stood up straight: "Oh, I remember now. Just now when we passed the intersection, I saw a temple called Huiyuan Temple. Feifei, let's go to the temple and burn some incense."

  "Huang said hastily: 'Auntie, let Sun's daughter-in-law accompany you.'"

  The pancake girl smiled slightly: "No need, I'll go and burn incense, with no wishes, just feeling a bit uneasy after leaving home for so long. Burning incense and listening to the Buddhist chant can calm my mind. It's enough to bring Feifei alone, what's there to fear in this peaceful city of Beiping?"

  Huang's family listened and didn't dare to disobey, hastily instructing: "Quickly, prepare the best sandalwood candles for the young lady, and also prepare 100 taels of fragrant oil money."

  "Xia Lao Di, that pancake sister... is she from Chen Jun Xie's family?"

  "Do you believe it?"

  "Hmm... The Chen Jun Xie family was once prominent for over ten generations, and was the second most powerful clan in Jiangnan, next only to the Wang family. Nowadays, nobody is unaware of this fact. However, since the Tang and Song dynasties, they have declined. To say that she is a descendant of the Xie family is not entirely impossible."

  Xia Fu said, "That's the way it is, but since our family has a nephew as rich as you are, why do we have to be so poor that we can only eat plain rice and salted vegetables every day, and even have to pawn clothes just to make ends meet?"

  Ximen Qing hesitated and said: "This... is indeed puzzling."

  Xia Liu smiled and said: "No need to explain, I just laid a bait. If she really has a ghost in her heart, she will definitely come after us."

  Ximen Qing slightly turned his head and looked over, immediately smiling and saying: "Indeed there is a problem, she has arrived. Just now not a word was said, what bait did you use?"

  Xia Xun said, "If she really has a guilty conscience, what she fears most is that we will tell Xie Chuanzhong about everything we've seen along the way. Rather than that, it's better to take the initiative to make amends. Hehe, I just gave her a glance."

  Ximen Qing smiled slyly and said: "How can this young lady make amends? Is it by sacrificing her beauty?"

  He glared at Xia Jie with ill intentions: "Brother, take good care of your little brother."

  Xia Xun's heart moved slightly, and he said: "In a moment, you step aside, I'll come to test her tone."

  Ximen Qing immediately shouted: "Isn't it, you're forgetting righteousness at the sight of beauty!"

  Xia Liu Dao said: "You've been hitting on her all the way, has she even given you a proper look? Take that little girl away, I want to have a convenient conversation with her."

  Ximen Qing immediately turned his scowl into a smile: "Hm, that little one isn't bad either. Young and ignorant, easiest to deceive, haha, let's do it this way."

  Two people were talking, and they turned into a quiet alley with few people. The pancake girl brought the little maid Nan Fei to chase after them quickly, shouting: "Please stop, both of you."

  Xia Chou and Ximen Qing stopped in their tracks, turned around, and smiled at them. The pancake girl caught up with them, her face sinking, and said sternly: "Just now, I heard my nephew Zhongzheng say that you two are here to do business with him? Hmph! Aren't you partners of the Wang family's leather goods in Xuzhou? What exactly is your plan for our Xie family?"

  Xia Liu smiled and said: "Not bad, this identity of mine is fake. However... our true identities, Secretary Xie is clear about them, Madam Xie, didn't he tell you?"

  The pancake girl was suddenly panicked when she heard this, she originally thought that she knew the other's identity and couldn't see the light of day, could blackmail the other to shut up, but unexpectedly the other had nothing to fear, this made her own heart feel guilty.

  She was also because of her long preparation, seeing victory in sight, being overly anxious and hesitant, otherwise she would not have chased up without careful consideration. Now Xia Zhan's words broke through her defenses, putting her on the defensive, and she couldn't help but secretly regret her mistake.

  Xiaojie gave Ximen Qing a knowing glance, and Ximen Qing understood the hint. He chuckled and said, "Baozi's sister, it's been a long time since we last met! May I borrow a moment to speak with you? It seems your sister has some intimate words to share with my brother."

  Feifei glared at him and was about to speak when the pancake girl said, "Feifei, I'll have a word with this Xia brother alone."

  Yingying heard this and gave Ximen Qing a hateful glance, then turned around and walked towards the side alley. Ximen Qing rubbed his hands together and immediately excitedly chased after her.

  Xia Liu stood facing the pancake girl, carelessly brushing off the snowflakes on her shoulders and smiled: "I couldn't keep calling you pancake girl forever, can I know your name now?"

  "My surname is Xie, I'm Xie Yu-fei."

  "Oh... thank you, Yu Fei, Nan Fei Fei. I don't know what brought the two of you to Beijing together, what do you plan on doing?"

  Xie Yu Fei didn't understand his vulgar joke, and with a straight face said: "I am a member of the Xie family from Chen Prefecture. Xie Chuan Zhong has come to seek out relatives. The Xie family is now sparse in numbers, so I have taken my brother's place to travel north and investigate. If we can confirm his identity, then it would be good for him to acknowledge his ancestors and return to the clan, and be recorded in the genealogy. What's wrong with that?"

  Xia Fu thought she was just pretending to be a relative, coming to the Xie family to swindle them, but unexpectedly heard such an answer. Xia Fu pondered for a moment, and suddenly had an epiphany, bursting into loud laughter: "I understand now, you're not actually a member of the Xie clan at all! You just wanted to take advantage of Old Man Xie's wealth to get a respectable background, so you pretended to be from the Chen state Xie family, coming to acknowledge your relationship and swindle their money, right? Haha, haha..."

  Xia Liu smiled a few times, but his smile suddenly stopped because he saw Xie Niang's eyes first stunned, then dazed, and finally mocking cold smile. The change in her eyes was exactly the same as when they had just brushed shoulders and he had deliberately made her suspicious. He suddenly realized that his speculation had gone wrong, and Xie Niang's expression changes had already clearly told him: she was indeed a descendant of the Chen Guang Xie family.

  Xie Yu Fei gritted her teeth and said: "You deceived me, you set a trap for me"

  "This time Xia Jiang was taken aback: 'What did I deceive you about?'"

  Xie Yu Fei resentfully said: "Just now when we passed each other, you deliberately showed that kind of gaze, making me mistakenly think that you knew something. You deliberately lured me out to chase after you, making me reveal my own intentions, is that right?"

  Xia Liu smiled and said, "Not bad, actually I had no idea which sect's living god you were. I deliberately showed that look to make you think I knew your secret. If you have a clear conscience, there's no need to pay attention to me. But unfortunately, you chased after me. Miss, what is the ghost in your heart?"

  Xie Yu Fei was so angry she could hardly bear it, and gritted her teeth to say: "This young lady's heart is clear as the sky on a sunny day, what ghost could there be?"

  "True gold is not afraid of fire refining, you have no evil intentions in your heart, what can I do to you? But the young lady chased up, since it's not because of evil intentions in her heart, could it be that a single glance from me made the young lady's heart flutter, so she chased up to be affectionate and loving with me?"

  Xie Yu Fei bit her lip and stopped talking, she suddenly realized that in front of this sly guy, she easily got emotional and excited, it was easy to reveal her true intentions. One careless move would make her fall into his trap, so she didn't want to say anything else.

  Xia Yu didn't let her off, he slightly furrowed his brow and thought deeply: "Strange, since you are a genuine member of the Xie family, coming to verify whether someone who actively acknowledges their ancestors is truly a descendant of the Xie family should be a straightforward matter, but why do you seem guilty?"

  Xie Yufei's face turned slightly pale, but she bit her teeth and didn't speak, afraid that if she said one more sentence, he would pry out some other secret.

  Xia Liu suddenly thought of their behavior along the way and then thought of the current situation, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah I understand"

  Xie Yufei's slender body shook slightly, and she suddenly took a step forward, asking tensely: "What do you understand? Speak!"

  Xia Liu smiled and said: "I'd rather die than tell you, you haven't even used your beauty trick yet."

  Xie Yu Fei's body shook again, and she said with some embarrassment: "Wh...what beauty trick?"

  Xia Liu Dao: "Of course it was in front of the small pawnshop in Pingyuan County, you used the 'beautiful woman trick' on Gu Zhou and Gu Er Ye."

  Xie Yu Fei was shocked and asked: "You... how did you know?"

  Xia Fu said: "Because I was right next to it at the time, squatting by the wall root, listening clearly and seeing clearly."

  Xie Yu's face turned red and white, feeling both ashamed and embarrassed. After a while, she suddenly lifted her skirt, raised her leg and kicked, gritting her teeth and cursing: "You damn bastard, this lady is going to fight you."

  "Hey... hey... hey..."

  Xia Jie tightly grasped her wrist, feeling that the girl's wrist was slender and couldn't withstand a single grasp: "Don't kick anymore, it's you who are guilty, insisting on chasing me to investigate clearly. In fact, I don't care what you're doing here."

  Xie Yu Fei immediately calmed down and stood up straight, saying: "Really?"

  Xia Yu's expression turned serious and he said: "Indeed"

  Xie Yu Fei looked at him with some doubt and after a while said: "How can I believe you?"

  "Why don't you marry me instead?"

  Xie Yu's face turned red, but her eyes were sharp. She raised an eyebrow and looked at him provocatively: "You dare to want me?"

  Xia Liu looked at her with a wild and charming appearance, and his heart was also shaken. He sighed and said, "I don't dare, I'm afraid you'll sell me out..."

  "Hmph, still not letting me go?"

  Xia Liu only then realized he was still holding her hand, and hastily let go. Xie Yu Fei shook her wrist a few times, glared at him and said: "Although Mr. Xie knows your identity now, I know that your identity is still not to be revealed. If you utter even half a sentence that's unfavorable to me, I'll report to the authorities about your use of fake roads, and I'm not afraid of being verified."

  "Don't worry, miss."

  Xie Yufei snorted and said: "Fine, you flaunt your wealth, I earn my money, let's not interfere with each other."

  Xia Liu smiled and said: "One glance is enough"

  Xie Yu Fei turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped and stood still. She hesitated for a moment before turning her head back to look at him: "You... did you really guess what I'm worried about?"

  Xia Fu gazed deeply at her and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you're guilty, and what you're afraid of is not Xie Yuanwai, nor are you deceiving... Xie Yuanwai, but rather..."

  Xie Yufei saw a hint of sympathy and understanding in his eyes, but it was this kind intention that deeply pierced her heart. She suddenly turned her head and shouted: "Don't say anything!" and quickly walked away.

  In the instant she turned around, two glittering teardrops quietly fell and merged into the white snow, unseen by anyone.

  Xia Liu gazed at her back and let out a soft sigh, then turned around and walked towards the alley.

  In the alley, Yiniang was talking to herself and crying, Ximen Qing was anxiously pacing back and forth beside her, handing her a handkerchief from his sleeve and then shoving a bundle of silver notes into her bosom. Yiniang refused but Ximen Qing insisted on giving it to her, the two of them pushing and yielding to each other, this was the scene Xiaonian saw when he walked into the alley.

  "Cough, Gao brother"

  Xia Jiu shouted, and Ximen Qing hastily stuffed the money into Nan Gong's hand, turning to Xia Jiu, who said: "Nothing's wrong, we should go."

  Southern Flying wiped away tears, hastily walking past Xia Xian's side, watching her walk by, and then watching Ximen Qing come over. Xia Xian helplessly sighed: "Old brother, you're not young anymore, why do you believe whatever people say? Speak up, what kind of miserable story have you heard again, how much money did someone swindle from you?"

  "Do you think I'm stupid?"

  Ximen Qing's face, which had been filled with bitter sympathy, suddenly changed, and he let out a sly laugh. "The key isn't whether you believe it or not," he said cunningly, "but rather that she believes you do. Sometimes taking a loss is actually a gain, it's all part of the strategy for chasing women, little brother. You still have a lot to learn from me, huh?"

  Ximen Qing walked with an air of triumph, his head held high and a spring in his step.

  Nan Fei flew up to Xie Yu-fei, chuckling and said: "That Gao Sheng is really an idiot, if she met him every day, that girl would get rich, eh? What's wrong with you? You've been crying just now?"

  Xie Yufei turned her head and said with a nasal tone: "No way."

  Nan Fei's eyes rolled around and asked: "Has the surname Xia bullied you? What did he find out?"

  "There's nothing much to it, this person doesn't have a bad heart and won't harm us."

  Nan Fei Fei said in surprise: "He just says it and you believe him?"

  Xie Yu-fei said: "I can see that he is trustworthy."

  Nan Fei suddenly turned around and poked her shoulder: "Hey, you're not taking a liking to me, are you?"

  Xie Yu Fei turned to her in surprise: "How is that possible? I'm already engaged to someone else."

  "Ah, yes, yes! You promised someone, didn't you? That Yang guy, right? Tsk, tsk, tsk... You scared him off the moment he was born, and he's been gone for over a decade with no news, dead or alive. Is that what you call keeping a promise? If you really listen to your brother's book-smart words, you'll be a widow waiting for him?"

  Xie Yu Fei gritted her teeth and said: "Don't mention his name to me, that bastard. You have a thousand, ten thousand reasons, you're not satisfied with your life, can't you at least send back a letter? Do you want him or not, speak up! Not even a fart is let out, making me be laughed at by others, scaring away my own man. That damn bastard, don't let me run into him, the moment I see him, I'll castrate him."

  "Ah!" Nan Fei covered her cherry-like mouth and widened her eyes in surprise: "Then you're not going to keep a vow of chastity?"

  Xie Yu Fei resentfully said: "I'll make him wear a green hat every day"

  Nan Feifei laughed and ate, Xie Yufei glared at her with hatred and said: "What are you laughing at? I was the first to seduce your man."

  "It doesn't matter, I'll give it to you, we've said before that we'd be sisters for life, I don't mind letting you be my little sister."

  Xie Yu Fei burst out laughing and said: "Nonsense, watch me tear your mouth"

  "Murdering the big wife..."

  Two girls ran away laughing and chatting...

  Ximen Qing and Xia Lian walked side by side, asking: "What did you find out?"

  Xia Liu said: "Nothing, it's her personal business, has nothing to do with what we're doing."

  "Oh? So she really is a descendant of the Chen Jun Xie clan?"

  "Hmm, there shouldn't be any mistake. Wildflowers by the Zhuque Bridge, sunset at the entrance of Wuyi Alley. In the past, swallows in front of the Wang and Xie halls flew into ordinary people's homes. Alas, she has her own troubles, let's not interfere."

  Ximen Qing thought for a moment and called out: "Right, I remember you saying that your fiancée is from the Chen family of Xiangyang? She's about the same age as you, isn't she? Could it be..."

  Xia Liu smiled and said, "It's not her. The Chen Guo Xie family has been passed down to this day, with branches and leaves scattered all over the world, how can a girl with the surname Xie be her? This young lady is called Xie Yu Fei, she is not the one I was engaged to when we were kids."

  Ximen Qing said: "You are now called Xia Lian, can't she change her name?"

  Xia Liu Dao said, "She was originally a descendant of the Chen Jun Xie family, why bother changing her name? Xie Chuan Zhong wants to recognize his ancestors and return to his roots, how can he not understand the clan at all, and rashly invite a fake one to come in? This girl's deception skills are very clever, true and false, just now it's hard to distinguish, she won't take action in such an easy-to-expose place."

  Ximen Qing said: "Hmph, that's also... Alas, if she were really your fiancée, it would be great. Born so beautiful and charming, you'd have good fortune."

  "Ah, so now you'll have a chance to get close to Fei Fei, won't you?"

  Ximen Qing was told something central, couldn't help but blush on his old face, and hehe smiled.

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